Letters: Readers debate libraries vs. scoreboards

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Jun 28, 2013 at 2:28 PM

PUTIN AND OBAMA

Disrespect factor

Regarding the recent intelligence leaks by the private contractor employee Edward Snowden and the National Security Agency, is anyone surprised that Russian President Vladimir Putin has openly displayed disrespect for President Barack Obama?

He is a dynamic man who sees our president as a milquetoast, passive and a weak world leader.

Putin is a former KGB and black belt athlete. China also disrespected our weak president.

Our president is dedicated to destroying the coal industry by vowing to overregulate coal-fired power plants in order to put them out of business.

He has no regard for the tens of thousands of workers and families who mine coal to deliver reasonably priced electricity to consumers in coal-producing states.

I suppose he equates hard working coal miners to those who cling to their Bibles and guns.

The president continually ignores the U.S. Constitution through circumvention abusing executive order power.

He also knows that any lawsuits to his actions would take many years to be decided by higher courts long after he is out of office and the damage has been done.

Additionally, Obama's strategy is to increase all giveaway programs to low-information voters to cement the loyalty of Democratic voters, ensuring there will never be another Republican conservative party in the White house, Senate or House of Representatives.

Wake up people.

Our enemies no longer fear or respect this dangerous president.

Darrell Toohey, Jacksonville

TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE

Assaulted by courts

Another nail in the coffin of traditional marriage after the Supreme Court over turned Prop 8 from California.

Apparently, the voters of California are not allowed to decide what is right for their state.

Gay marriage advocates now pledge to "not rest until marriage is allowed by all same sex couples in all 50 states."

What's next? Polygamists wanting to marry as many women as they want? We are certainly infringing on their rights to do as they please and call it marriage.

Unfortunately the barn door has been opened, and the horses will never be able to be brought back in.

Mark my words. The assault on traditional marriage will continue, and our society will continue to degrade.

Liz Holmes, Jacksonville

PAULA DEEN

Karma got her

Paula Deen admitted and apologized to making racial comments "a long time ago."

While calls go out to support her, we fail to think how the individuals felt being addressed by these slurs.

Even if the statements were made 20 years ago or 20 minutes ago, it is wrong.

Evidently, whatever she is accused of saying wasn't so long ago that the statute of limitation did not run out for the deposition that was filed.

Our country is changing. Racial slurs are not being tolerated by endorsers, companies, media and the sports arena.

Deen is paying a big price for her actions. For those who think they can continue to use this type of language, beware. Karma can come back to kick you in a big way.

Josiephine Bowden, Jacksonville

LIBRARIES VS. SCOREBOARDS

Partisan debate

Ron Littlepage's recent column identified those nasty tea partiers as being against the city borrowing $43 million for the Jaguars' new scoreboard.

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